Bottle crate



Aug. 26 1924- 1,566,352 M. ZIMMERMAN BOTTLE CRATE Filed July 25 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Aug. 26, 1924.

UNITED STATES MICHAEL ZIMMERMALI, on PHILAD'ELPIQTIA', PENNSYLVANIA.

BOTTLE C ATE.

Application filed July 25,

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, MICHAEL ZIMMERMAN. a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county'of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle Crates, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to bottle crates'and the object thereof is to improve, simplify, strengthen and facilitate the assemblage of crates or boxes having their interior divided, by metallic members, into compartments for receiving individual bottles, and it consists in certain improvements in the structure of the box and the means of attaching therods to the ends and sides of the crate.

These objects, and other advantageous ends which will be described hereinafter, I attain in the following manner, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of embodying the improvements,

Figure 2- is a sectional View taken 011 the a crate line 22 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 33 of Figure 1, and

Figures et, 5 and 6 aretragmentarype'r-' spective views showing diflerent details of the construction.

In the drawings, the crate or box is shown having opposed pairs of walls, of which 7 designates sides made of a number, preferably four, of uniform wooden sections 8 abutting edgewise. Ends 9 of wood, preferably in one-piece and thicker than sides 7, are secured to the sides at lap joints 10 by fastenings 11. The vertical edges of ends 9 are rabbeted to receive the sides. The sides extend below the ends and are cut out at the lower corners, as indicated at 12, a distance substantially equal to the thickness of the 8X- posed edges of the ends to accommodate the ends of bottom strips 13 which are secured to the sides, as indicated, at 14 and to the ends, as indicated at 15.

A number of flat metal bars 16, preferably three sets of three each, connect the sides, each set being at a different level. These bars have equidistant apertures 17, and are disposed with their fiat sides in vertical planes but their ends 18 are twisted into horizontal planes and provided with apertures 19. The upper edges of sections 8, except the top sections, are provided with 1922. Serial o. 577,352.

recesses 20 to receive the ends 18. Fastenings 21 are passed through apertures 19 in ends 18 and downwardly into the material of sections 8 to fasten bars 16 in position. A single flat bar 22, shaped like bar 16, connects the sides beneath the lower central bar 16, and has apertured ends extending into slots in the lower sections of sides 7. Fastenings 2 1 extend up through the apertures-in the ends of bar 22 and through slots 23 to secure the bar in position. This bar is'provided with three sets of apertures 25, preferably of two each, equidistant between apertures 17 and between said apertures and sides 7'.

Ends 9are provided with hand holes 26 near their upper edges and vertical strips 27, cquidistantly spaced from each other and the sides of the crate, are secured to the inner faces of the ends adjacent the hand holes. For this purpos ends 9 are provided with recesses 28, near their top and bottom edges, and the ends 29 of strips 27 are bent at right angles to extend in the recesses 28 and providedwith apertures 30. Strips 27 are anchored in position by means of fastenings 31 which take through apertures 30 in the ends of the strips.

-The vertical strips 27 are provided with apertures-32 in horizontal alignment with apertures 17 in bars 16 and ends 9 are drilled with socket-s 33 in line with apertures 32. Rods 3st of uniform cross section take through apertures 17 in bars 16, apertures 32 in strips 27 and extend into sockets 33 to brace ends 9. The'bottom edges of ends 9 have transverse grooves 35 extending partly across their thickness and these grooves terminate in cavities 36 extending edgewise into the ends. Rods 37 take through apertures 25 in bar 22 and have hooked ends 38, preterably bent substantially at right angles and, seated in grooves 35 and cavities 36. These rods are retained in position by strips 13 and serve to brace the ends and keep them from spreading. Two rods 37 are disposed beneath each of the compartments into which the crate is divided by the intersecting bars and rods connecting the side and end walls to support bottles or other containers placed in the crate.

While the terms sides and ends have been used, they are to be considered interchangeable in the sense of constituting opposed walls of a box or crate. Twelve compartments have been shown formed by the structure described, but it is understq d tpe size and number of compartlne liiis may e varied.

While I have described my invention as taking a particular form, it will be understood that the various parts of my invention may be changed Without departing from t e spirit thereof, and hence I do not limit my: self to the precise construction set forth, but consider that I am at liberty to make changes and alterations as fairly come yvithr in the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, yv'hat I claim as new and desire to secure ,by ters Patent is 1. A structure of the class described inclu ding members provided with spaced apertures and having angular bent ends to pass into recesses formed in the ,oppngite corresponding Walls of the structure, Inert}: bers having the ends passing thaough apertures and into sockets formed in the walls, and members intersecting said second named members and anchored to the opposite corresponding walls of the structure,

2. A crate including members provided with spaced apertures and having {bent ends adapted to pass into recesses formed in the opposite corresponding alls of the ,crate, and intersecting rods, certain ofthe being anchored to the other opposite corne sponding walls of the crate and the ether of the rods having their ends passing the apertures.

3. A crate including wall sections ,qnn above the other, intersecting hav: ing their ends anchored adjacent edges of the wall sections, i' prr in1,111: bottom of the crate, and other intersecti members dividing thehcrate into compaiifi ments, certain of the lastnan ed intersecting members being anchored to the opposite corresponding walls of the upper Wall section, and reinforcing members, having apertures for the reception of t he ends of g a n 9f t la me n e e ng 4. A bottle crate having opposite Walls ith-sockets; metal stri s secured to the inner faces of thaws-11s aving apertures in registry with the sockets, and bars between the walls having their ends disposed through as barin e tak n o h h p x: tnres and an cred in the Walls.

v6. ,crate aving transversely extending bars; lena te i ne ext n i rods disposed through the bars, and reinforcing strips apertures receiving the ends oi certaine the tie rods, the ends of the ether rods being anchored in the Walls.

'1'. crate comprising opposed pairs of alls, pair consisting of sections abutt edgewise, pertain of the sections having et their abe n e and b fiIldS secured in the seats, tie members intersecting said bars and having their ends into sockets formed in the e her Pa a ls.

A ,crate comprising pairs of opposed wal1s,onepair consisting of sections abutting edgewise, certain of the sections having seats at their abutting edges; bars having their ends secured in the seats; reinforcing strips vt flt iried by the other pair of walls; tie rods taking through the bars and sesame sel an hav their ends engaged with 't e walls, and supporting n w at the bott m 0 the a s- 1 w e eo I h e Signed vmy name to this specification in presence of.

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